May
04
I remember the first time I heard Suicidal Tendencies, my big brother Barrie was playing their self-titled record under the house in his flat at our childhood home where we grew up in the ’80s. He and my cousin Tony were getting ready to go out for a skate. They always listened to thrash and [...]
Tags: Andy Mack, Bianca Valentino, Broken Tree, Circle Jerks, Clinton Hedt, D.R.I., Darkside Skateboards, Dead Kennedys, Dogtown, family, Insyght Photography, Jim Muir, Kurt Nischel, love, Mike Muir, skateboarding, Skates, spoken word, suicidal tendencies, T.S.O.L, truth
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Feb
02
MC Zumbi, Zion I by Arian Stevens/Greenwood Images “Spirituality to me is the everyday practice of realising, reaffirming and getting in touch with why we’re on the planet, why we exist and what we’re supposed to do. Prayer, meditation, reflection, being involved with your community and spending time with your family and loved ones—it’s all [...]
Tags: bad brains, being involved, community, family, hip hop, hip hop insight, insight, Inspiration, intention, light, mc zumbi, meditation, reflection, spirituality, zion i
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Jan
16
Art by Jhonny Hobo I love the weekend! It’s one of my favourite times of the week! I have all day to work on the things I love most and I get to hang out with my wonderful little family. Pure and total bliss! Things to do with your weekend: Start something you’ve been meaning [...]
Tags: advice, bad brains, built on respect, burrito project, CIV, craig fairbaugh, deathcage, family, fun, good riddance, heidi minx, herbal tea, hobo obituaries, Inspiration, j.dilla, james straker, jhonny hobo, live music, mix tapes, nick 13, sick of it all, spank rock, stencil art, the bronx
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Jan
12
Photo by Martin Kingsley “The hardcore scene wasn’t just passive consumers—it was kids putting on shows, making zines, creating music and artwork. They were figuring out how to make things work either with their parent’s money or their own money or no money at all. Almost every person who was really a part of that [...]
Tags: beautiful losers, brian peterson, burning fight, do-it-yourself, family, flogging molly, hardcore, hip hop, Inspiration, punk, punk rock domestics, sick of it all
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Jan
08
Photo by Barrera Marque “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough… The single greatest thing you can do to change your life today would be to start being grateful for what you have right now. ” ~ [...]
Tags: family, friendship, gratitude, hip hop, life, punk rock, records
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